reka
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reka
n. (1) roughness, unevenness, sharp point, piquant, stump, needle, bone (fish), a sharpedged capsule.
ex.
- reka-atibu: sharp-pointed stone.
- rekan te wi: sharp stump of tooth or edges of decayed tooth.
a. reka, rekareka: having sharp edges, points, thorns, rough, rugged, sharp.
ex. wi-rekareka (a rekareka wina): uneven teeth.
n. (2) conservation, maintaining, keeping in, the same state.
ex.
- rekau, rekam, rekana:
- e reke rekam ikai: you have taken root here.
va. to keep up, to subsist, to keep healthy.
ex. e reka! always the same, not getting older.